Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ōtara
44 new homes were consented in the Ōpōtiki District council area in the year to September 2026, down 8% on the year before. They also consented $6.7m of non-residential building work, down 45% on the year before. In the statistical area around Ōtara, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 16 consents we hold in Ōtara, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Ōpōtiki District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Ōtara’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Ōpōtiki District, the last five years.
Since 1991: houses and everything else
New homes consented each year, houses against townhouses, flats, units, apartments and retirement village units. The most in one year was 57 in 1998.
New homes in Ōtara
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Ōtara sits in (Ōtara-Tirohanga) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 0 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Ōpōtiki District, the last five years.
What is being built
Non-residential building work consented in the year to September 2026, by type: the value of new and altered work, new floor area, and what new floor area cost to build per square metre.
- Warehouses and storage$5m
3 buildings · 4,608 m² new floor area · $1,074/m² new · +5756% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$1.2m
- Farm buildings$270k
2 buildings · 332 m² new floor area · $813/m² new · +52% on the year before
- Education$174k
−95% on the year before
- Offices$56k
−98% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$10k
−98% on the year before
Consents on record in Ōtara
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 16 from 1 Mar 2020 to 1 Jun 2026. Councils publish their records unevenly, so these are what we have, not every consent issued — for the full count, see the official figures above.
What the work is
Consents in the last five years by the kind of work their description names.
- Alterations and additions3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Fires and heating3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $2,000
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $58k
- Pools and spas2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $27k
- New homes1
typically $931k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $150kRelocation of an existing 3 bdrm (easy build Thames) dwg to new site. 20 Waioweka Pa Road
- $50kAmendment 3 - installation of pool, fencing & outdoor fire.
- $45kWet area vinyl shower 95 Otara Road
- $25kConvert internal gge to bdrm 567 Otara Road
- $1Amendment 4 - removal of the inside fireplace & change of pool barrier
16 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Convert internal gge to bdrm
- Relocated buildings$150k
Relocation of an existing 3 bdrm (easy build Thames) dwg to new site.
- Fires and heating$1
Amendment 4 - removal of the inside fireplace & change of pool barrier
- Alterations and additions$45k
Wet area vinyl shower
- Pools and spas$50k
Amendment 3 - installation of pool, fencing & outdoor fire.
- Fires and heating$2,000
Installation of Ltd wee rad - leg wood fire
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Amendment 1 - changes to ground floor bathrm layout, concrete step in gge, shower added in first floor bathrm & form maxraft to hotedge perimeter insulation
- Relocated buildings$300k
New relocatable dwg
- New homes$931k
Construction of dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install new freestanding metro fireplace
- Relocated buildings$75k
Resite the existing second hand dwg onto a new timber pile foundation as outlined in plans attached new colorsteel roof to replace existing decramastic tile roofing new gib braced wall linings
- Pools and spas$3,000
Installation of pool fencing only
- Alterations and additions$30k
Two new carports attached to the sides of the existing dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$90k
Construction of gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Supply & construct a versatile 9 x 6mtr gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$34k
Supply and build a new versatile garage
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ōtara?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 44 new homes consented in the Ōpōtiki District council area, with $19.1m of residential and $6.7m of non-residential building work.
What is a building consent?
Written approval from a council (a building consent authority) that planned building work complies with the Building Code. Most new buildings, additions, structural alterations, fires and plumbing and drainage work need one; some minor work is exempt under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004.
Where do these figures come from?
The official counts are Stats NZ’s monthly Building consents issued release (CC BY 4.0), covering every consent every council issues. The individual consents listed are ones we hold from councils’ records and other public sources; they are not a complete list for every council.